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Well, I'm certain after reading the literature provided above the missing extension bracket is PN 507183. The Company doesn't offer them according to the catalog. So, I've been searching on-line and came up with nothing--not even Ebay. :( I've also looked in every draw, cabinet and shelf in my garag...

MikeG--that literature is helpful. Thanks. I didn't have that paperwork in any of the loose leaf binders my father kept. It is certainly possible that the extension bracket is still in the garage somewhere. It may have been overlooked, not knowing what it was. I'll continue to look for it. Reible--A...

To make a long story short, I haven't been able to figure out how to use the table saw guard system on this 1981 machine. The PDF previously provided in this thread was of a newer Shopsmith Mark V. The diagram doesn't illustrate the guards upper and lower that I have. The pieces in question are not ...

My dad's Mark V 500 was purchased in Feb 1981 and bears serial number 81652.

Brand new to the forum. My father, Bill Boyle, purchased his Mark V system in 1981. He added some accessories that included the band saw. My dad was a very skilled woodworker and was involved with industrial hardware for many years. He was also a Shopsmith "Good Neighbor." In 2002, he pass...